Prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Geese Reproductive Flocks
<i>Blastocystis</i> is a unicellular, anaerobic protozoan that has a low specificity for the hosts, and it could be a zoonosis. There are not many data about the occurrence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in bird species, and this study aimed to check the prevalence of <i>Blasto...
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| description | <i>Blastocystis</i> is a unicellular, anaerobic protozoan that has a low specificity for the hosts, and it could be a zoonosis. There are not many data about the occurrence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in bird species, and this study aimed to check the prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> infection in reproductive geese flocks. The result obtained showed that a parasite was present in 46.5% of tested flocks. The extensiveness of the <i>Blastocystis</i> invasion in reproductive geese flocks was low because the genetic material of parasites was found only in 7.48% of samples. There was no correlation between the infection and the bird’s age or the flock size. The data obtained showed that geese could be the source of infections in humans who have contact with carriers of the infection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09c91d824e5e44a5976b527f9deb35eb2023-11-23T15:47:20ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-01-0112329110.3390/ani12030291Prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Geese Reproductive FlocksPiotr Falkowski0Andrzej Gaweł1Kamila Bobrek2Department of Epizootiology and Clinic of Bird and Exotic Animals, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Epizootiology and Clinic of Bird and Exotic Animals, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Epizootiology and Clinic of Bird and Exotic Animals, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland<i>Blastocystis</i> is a unicellular, anaerobic protozoan that has a low specificity for the hosts, and it could be a zoonosis. There are not many data about the occurrence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in bird species, and this study aimed to check the prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> infection in reproductive geese flocks. The result obtained showed that a parasite was present in 46.5% of tested flocks. The extensiveness of the <i>Blastocystis</i> invasion in reproductive geese flocks was low because the genetic material of parasites was found only in 7.48% of samples. There was no correlation between the infection and the bird’s age or the flock size. The data obtained showed that geese could be the source of infections in humans who have contact with carriers of the infection.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/3/291<i>Blastocystis</i>geeseprevalencezoonosis |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Falkowski Andrzej Gaweł Kamila Bobrek Prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Geese Reproductive Flocks Animals <i>Blastocystis</i> geese prevalence zoonosis |
| title | Prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Geese Reproductive Flocks |
| title_full | Prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Geese Reproductive Flocks |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Geese Reproductive Flocks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Geese Reproductive Flocks |
| title_short | Prevalence of <i>Blastocystis</i> in Geese Reproductive Flocks |
| title_sort | prevalence of i blastocystis i in geese reproductive flocks |
| topic | <i>Blastocystis</i> geese prevalence zoonosis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/3/291 |
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